International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Hoffenheim and Slovan Liberec are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Bundesliga match only three days ago. This match was also played here at PreZero Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Slovan Liberec have had more rest.
Slovan Liberec have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Hoffenheim form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Hoffenheim have played three Bundesliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Hoffenheim are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at PreZero Arena, having lost their two previous games here.
Hoffenheim's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Union Berlin. In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Gent.
Hoffenheim are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave PreZero Arena with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. six earlier games are comparable to this one, and Hoffenheim has won zero times, drawn two and lost four. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Hoffenheim has won by at least two goals zero times when in this position.
Hoffenheim are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Wolfsburg awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Hoffenheim in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hoffenheim defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Slovan Liberec form and stats
Things could have gone better for Slovan Liberec in their Czech Liga away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-0D-1L. This is both home and away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Liberec, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-5 versus Crvena Zvezda. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Gent in the Europa League.
Liberec lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
Slovan Liberec are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found four matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were two wins, one draw and one defeat. Of the defeats, zero games were lost by at least two goals margin.
After this away game Slovan Liberec return home for a Czech Liga game against Slovacko. That game is only two sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Slovan Liberec as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Liberec have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 6 goals |   J. Mosquera Rebolledo 4 goals |  M. Rabusic 4 goals |
Hoffenheim missing players
Slovan Liberec missing players
| Hoffenheim | Slovan Liberec | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 52 | 29 | Scored | S | 15 | 41 | ||
| 43 | 30 | Conceded | C | 26 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 301 | 137 | Total Shots | T S | 83 | 194 | ||
| 120 | 53 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 90 | ||
| 40% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hoffenheim | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Slovan Liberec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Gent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Borussia M'gladbach | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Freiburg | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 16 | Köln | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -17 | 2 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sparta Praha | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Jablonec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Karvina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Bohemians 1905 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Slovacko | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Zlin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Teplice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Banik Ostrava | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Mlada Boleslav | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Opava | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Ceske Budejovice | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Pribram | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | Zbrojovka Brno | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 1 |